“Little soldier, little insect
You know war it has no heart
It will kill you in the sunshine
Or happily in the the dark
Where kindness is a card game
Or a bent up cigarette
In the trenches, in the hard rain
With a bullet and a bet.”

—  Conor Oberst

No One Would Riot for Less
Cassadaga (2007)

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